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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1783Public Attitudes Toward Crime and CrimInal Justice-Related Topics"Table 2.97 Attitudes toward a law requiring a person to obtain a license to carry a gun outside of home,by demographic characteristics and gun ownership, United States, 1975, 1980, and 1981NJTE: "Gun owners" are defined as members of households in which there are guns.For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "In Massachusetts a law requires that a person who carries a gun outside his home must have alicense to do so. Would you approve or disapprove of having such a law in yaur own State?"I'btionalSex:MaleFemaleRace:WhiteI'bnwhiteEdUcation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolOccupation:Professional and businessClerical and salesManual workersI'bnlabor forceIncome:25,000 and over120,000 to ~24,99915,000 to 19,99910,000 to 14,999$5,000 to $9,999Under $5,000Age:Total under 30 years18 to 24 years25 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderCity size:1,000,000 and over500,000 to 999,99950,000 to 499,9992,500 to 49,999Under 2,500, ruralRegion:EastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicPolitics:RepublicanDemocratIndependentGun ownership:Gun ownerI'bt a gun owneraLess than I percent.(Percent a )1975 1980 1981Dis- I'b Dis- I'b Dis- I'bApprove approve opinion Approve approve opinion Approve approve opinion777480777783766983797576818181757684788772648379TL72748374787868851924151920152123152021191718122329141812232913182325221522191829/I425432382I452I44524I5743534243434Source: George ri. Gallup, The Gallup Opinion Index, Report I'b. 129, p. 26; Report I'b, 174, p. 31 (Princeton,N.J.: The Gallup Pol!); and George H. Gallup, The Gallup Report, Report l\b. 187 (Prince1on, N.J.: The Gallup Poll,April 1981>, p. 16. Table adopted by 5O...RCEBOCX< staff. Reprinted by permission.75698175778072767882727575787677747380788272758674767068857269737280717776658320271321121723131818241523171919201618191824171018202526/I232521221723191930125464/I35II465725546II23(a)484845645666364555817784808681818080828280807781808385858682778187858277758881767778867683821717121816171813161718221318151213/I1721161012162023817212220/I21141622332I3325232I622323I2333232423123332II I!1Table 2.98 Attitudes toward change In laws ccverlnc sale of handguns, by demographic characteristics and gun ownership, United States,1975, 1980, and 1981I'-OTE: ''Gun owners" are defined as members of households in which there are guns. For a discus$ionof public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: "In general, do you feel that the luws covering the SGI~ of handguns should be rnade more strict, less strict, or kept as they arenow?"NotionalSex:MoleFemaleRace:WhiteNonwhiteEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolOccupation:Professional and business 77Clerical and sales 76Manual workers 65I'bnlabor force 68Income:25,000 and over20,000 to $24,99915,000 to ~19,9515110,000 to $14,99915,00U to $9,999Lhder $5,000Age:Total under 30 years18 to 24 years25 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 years and olderCity size:1,000,000 and over500,000 to 999,99950,000 tb 499,9992,500 to 49,999Lhder 2,500, ruralRegion:EastMidwestSouthWestReligian:ProtestantCatholicPolitics:RepublicanDemocratIndependentGun ownership:Gun ownerNot a gun ownerMore Lessstrict strict69647569697766686971656871826517i67597570666566756573686179342:33" 3I24335I3324I354224324234I1975Keptas theyurenow242918241920262220192723252229262013242525301825262826212722253215I'b More LessopinIon strid strict354924723463253633356336352434355952(;4586165565662715557596661575456585858595870615755527154505954665164574868(Percent)January 1980685684l:!66385359176776756767657856645975I